http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 11 to 25. http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/reported-noise-exposure-of-more?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The figure shows the reported long-term (yearly) average exposure to day-evening-night noise of more than 55 dB in EU-27 agglomerations with more than 250 000 inhabitants No publisher poulsmo1 EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). urban SOER2010 noise quality of life thematic assessment health urban environment synthesis 2010-11-30T17:00:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/synthesis/synthesis?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The SOER 2010 Synthesis provides an overview of the European environment's state, trends and prospects, integrating the main findings of SOER 2010. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts european neighbourhood climate change consequences climate change recycling marine ecosystems trade social inequalities soil functions Kyoto protocol global consumption resilience overfishing consumption pattern old-growth forest decoupling emissions from agriculture land use Kyoto targets water quantity ecological footprint water resources human health health forest quality of life life expectancy freshwater ecosystems environmental footprint waste waste management resource use ecosystem services greenhouse gas emissions climate change and health nature state of the environment biodiversity loss REACH policy integration global warming life-cycle thinking farmland temperature increase conservation of biodiversity pollutant SOER2010 biodiversity green economy natural resources long-term perspective air pollution megatrends ecosystem land conversion natural capital global trade road traffic climate change adaptation green urban areas water demand wastewater treatment grassland waste disposal terrestrial ecosystem pesticide 2010-11-29T18:23:46+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/urban-environment/key-messages/urban-environment-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic For the three-quarters of Europe's population that lives in cities and towns, a good urban environment is a precondition for a good quality of life. This quality of life depends inter alia on clean air and water, efficient transport, low noise levels and green spaces. No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 noise air quality quality of life green space urban environment water quality transport 2010-11-28T19:40:00+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/urban-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The global population is congregating in our cities. Eighty per cent of the world’s estimated nine billion people in 2050 are expected to live in urban areas. Our cities and urban areas face many challenges from social to health to environmental. The impacts of cities and urban areas are felt in other regions which supply cities with food, water and energy and absorb pollution and waste. However, the proximity of people, businesses and services associated with the very word ‘city’ means that there are also huge opportunities. Indeed, well designed, well managed urban settings offer a key opportunity for sustainable living. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts water quality urban sprawl social inequalities soil sealing urban environment welfare education consumption pattern city urban ecosystem air quality green urban areas urbanisation green space housing heat wave flood thematic assessment human health resource efficiency income public space environmental footprint waste water quantity urban noise quality of life sustainable housing public health traffic temperature increase social equity drought cities population SOER2010 sustainable development climate change mitigation urban design climate change adaptation overcrowding urban area pollution 2010-11-28T18:40:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/soer/europe/land-use/key-messages/land-use-2014-message-1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Land is a finite resource and the way it is used is one of the principal drivers of environmental change, with significant impacts on quality of life and ecosystems as well as on the management of infrastructure. In turn, environmental change will increasingly influence the way Europeans use land as communities work to mitigate and adapt to climate change. No publisher jaeglmar SOER2010 Land land use quality of life 2010-11-26T11:36:18+02:00 SOER Message http://www.eea.europa.eu/multimedia/green-tip-the-pond?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher kuchling ecosystem services biodiversity green urban areas quality of life green area nature urban ecosystem urban environment pond 2010-09-10T12:30:16+02:00 Animation (swf) http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/10-messages-for-2010-coastal-ecosystems?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Key messages: 1) As an interface between land and sea, European coastlines provide vital resources for wildlife, but also for the economy and human health and well-being. 2) Multiple pressures, including habitat loss and degradation, pollution, climate change and overexploitation of fish stocks, affect coastal ecosystems. 3) Coastal habitat types and species of Community interest are at risk in Europe; two thirds of coastal habitat types and more than half of coastal species have an unfavourable conservation status. 4) Integrated and ecosystem-based approaches provide the foundation for sustainable coastal management and development, supporting socio-economic development, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Coordinated action at the global, regional and local levels will be key to sustainable management of coastal ecosystems. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) 10 messages for 2010 ecosystem services biodiversity threats Natural resources quality of life coastal habitats ecosystems status and trends coastal management species 2010-08-25T09:40:54+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/10-messages-for-2010-mountain-ecosystems?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic European mountain regions provide essential ecosystem services for lowlands and host a great diversity of habitats and species, many adapted to specific extreme climatic conditions. Mountain ecosystems are fragile and vulnerable, and face severe threats from land abandonment, intensifying agriculture, impacts of infrastructure development, unsustainable exploitation and climate change. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) 10 messages for 2010 ecosystem services biodiversity mountain climate change land use quality of life mountain ecosystem ecosystems agriculture 2010-07-28T09:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/percentage-of-urban-population-resident-in-areas-where-pollutant-concentrations-are-higher-than-selected-limit-target-values-eea-member-countries-1997?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic The rationale for selection of pollutant and corresponding limit/target values for CSI 004 is given in the justification for indicator selection. Only urban and sub-urban background monitoring stations have been included in the calculations. Data for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Turkey are not included due to the geographical coverage of the Urban Audit and/or lack of air quality data. No publisher skovvann EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA). SOER2010 CSI Assessment10 PM10 air pollution quality of life CSI004 ozone thematic assessment SO2 health air quality NO2 synthesis 2010-05-05T14:40:00+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/multimedia/cities-where-the-living-is-good?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Quality of life in cities and towns can mean many different things to people. Finding the right balance of a healthy environment and good social and economic provisions is a precondition. Participants of the 2008 Open Days (European Week of Regions and Cities) talk about how they see their cities and towns as a good place to live in. No publisher kuchling city green urban areas quality of life public transport employment green area mobility urban environment education public service transport 2009-05-28T14:42:00+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/quality-of-life-in-Europes-cities-and-towns?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic In May 2008, the Council of Europe's Congress of Local and Regional Authorities captured the concerns and desires of urban policy‑makers and citizens in the title of its new European Urban Charter: Manifesto for a new urbanity. Like numerous other international and European charters, conventions and declarations, the manifesto describes with some apprehension the 'unprecedented environmental, democratic, cultural, social and economic challenges' facing urban centres and their inhabitants. Our report on quality of life in Europe's cities and towns reiterates these concerns but also unravels the many apparent paradoxes of urban development and the sometimes perplexing realities of urban Europe today. The report defines a vision for progress towards a more sustainable, well‑designed urban future. No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) urban EU policies EU cohesion policy consumption city urbanisation quality of life noise human health urban policy social equity climate change air pollution urban lifestyle integrated urban management 2009-05-28T11:41:54+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/urban/multimedia/improving-the-environment-in-europes-cities?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Four out of five of all Europeans live in towns and cities and the European Commission wants to help make urban areas a better place to live. No publisher ghicaale city quality of life car ownership public transport rail regeneration Stavros Dimas urban planning urban traffic urban environment tourism urban area parking space 2008-02-12T14:42:14+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/state_of_environment_report_2007_1?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts soil energy UNDP inland water agriculture transport hazardous chemical air quality sustainable development biodiversity monitoring sustainable forest management environment for europe health climate change ecological network resource efficiency SCP resource use 2010 biodiversity target greenhouse gas emissions quality of life state of the environment global warming marine and coastal public awareness tourism ozone depletion biodiversity sustainable consumption invasive alien species climate change mitigation climate change adaptation sustainable farming sustainable consumption and production pan-European environment socio-economy 2007-10-10T09:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/technical_report_2007_9?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher EEA (European Environment Agency) climate change impacts farmland abandonment land cover change demography long-term perspective quality of life land use housing scenarios urban environment landscape changes PRELUDE land use change transport 2007-06-14T08:00:00+01:00 Publication http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/transport/multimedia/interview-with-peder?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Peder Jensen, EEA transport and the environment expert. Transport is harmful to the environment in many different ways. The most visible effect of transport is some of the emissions that we see: we can see the exhaust gas coming out of a car and at certain times it's very dirty and very dark. It's a very visible way where it's harming the environment, harming the air that we are all breathing. But there are also effects that are not quite so visible - when we are burning fuel in our engines we are emitting a lot of different gases and some of them are invisible greenhouse gases that help trap the heat in the atmosphere to get the earth to go warmer. One of the other important effects of transport is the noise impact. Noise means that people have a hard time sleeping, that they therefore don't get the rest that they need. It also affects the animals, disturbs their life, if roads or railroads run through nature areas it therefore means a reduced quality of life for both animals and people. Finally, transport infrastructure has a tendency to fragment natural habitats for animals. Lots of animals are disturbed by roads, they cannot cross the road, they are either scared off by the noise or they can't find ways to cross these different infrastructures and this means that the habitats they are living in don't work so well for their reproduction. No publisher terletim noise air pollution climate change quality of life greenhouse gas habitat fragmentation exhaust gas transport noise emissions from transport transport 2006-02-02T00:00:00+01:00 File